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The Boys and Girls Club has an annual budget of $1.2 million, which relies on funding from foundations and the community. They have a program called the Heritage Club for legacy giving, which helps ensure the sustainability of the organization. They provide resources to help people navigate different ways of making contributions. The Chamber also relies on membership and programs for funding and does not receive grant money. They advocate for businesses and oppose legislation that they believe is not beneficial. They encourage young professionals to get involved in boards and offer programs like Leadership La Plata. They emphasize the importance of meaningful service and the need for more civic engagement. The Boys and Girls Club's website is BGCLaplata.org and the Chamber's website is DurangoBusiness.org. Welcome back to Durango Digs on AM 1240, KDGO 98.3 FM. Jack Llewellyn with the chamber here with Vaughn Morris from Boys and Girls Club. So before the break, you were talking about funding. Correct. Annual budget is about $1.2 million, and you referees that every year. Yes, that's correct. Wow. Yep, it's zero-based, right? So, you know, we have some commitments from foundations, and we do have some commitments from folks in the community that make multi-year pledges. But a lot of it is, you know, really year-to-year. Well, and I'm curious. I'm just thinking out loud here, but if somebody is in a position that they say, you know what, I can do a legacy donation or contribution, you know, and sorry, but pay a toll upon death, you know, kind of thing. Sure. You have staff that can help talk about that if that's your wish, because you don't have maybe it's family or, you know, someone to lead it to, and you say, I want to do something that's right for the kids. Yeah, 100%. So that's called legacy giving, right? Yeah. And we have a program called the Heritage Club. And those really are the gifts that keep on giving, right? Yeah. You know, because it is a finite, I mean, there's a finale to it, and then, you know, the funds really help go. And there's going to be a remarkable transfer of wealth over the next 10 years from baby boomers and those kinds of folks. And so the ability to, you know, make those contributions, and there's so many different ways to do it, you know, from, you know, charitable remainder trust to, you know, to just cash. Right. And there's a lot of things to navigate. And not everybody has, you know, a CPA or financial planner that can help them. No. But we do have resources to help people, you know, navigate that. And we have some of those, you know, gifts that have been made. And that's really about the sustainability of the organization, right? You know, because our vision is, you know, we will be here forever, you know, helping kids, you know, pay it forward. Right. And those kinds of gifts really, really make a difference. Yeah. And, you know, I remember talking to somebody that's a financial planner, and they said, well, make sure, you know, if you have, you know, kids, they're older and they're successful, whatever. And having that conversation with them, saying, look, this is something that I want to do, and letting them know, you know, are you okay with this? Because I would hate to, you know, kids assume that it's coming to them. Sure. Yeah, you take care of your own first, right? But that doesn't mean that, you know, you can't leave a percentage. Sure. You know, you can leave, you know, what's left of your estate. Right. You know, and all of it will go towards, again, ensuring that kids have a fun, safe place to go that they can call their own, that's affordable, accessible, and consistent. Yeah. And, again, it's kids of the future. Well, there's no doubt. Yeah. I mean, and we want to prepare them for it, you know, because they're going to be taking care of us sooner or later, especially not in that bath you talked about earlier. I just had to get there, didn't I? I can't let it go. I can't let it go. Yeah, now, wait until the next board meeting, you know. I'm going to be walking in to the Chamber of Boarding, and I'm going to have this little, you know, the emoji. Where is everybody at today? We're going to have a little check-in, and I'm going to, you know, get out the rubber duck. Don't do it, Llewellyn. Thawing out the turkey. It's kind of amazing I still have a job, isn't it? It's not amazing because you do a fantastic job, Jack. Whatever. Yeah, you do. You do. I know that you are a humble man, but, you know, I mean, what you've done for the Chamber has been amazing. And, you know, I have a privilege to serve on that board and continue to advocate and support the businesses. So, no, I appreciate all you do. Well, and, you know, we're sitting here, you know, thanking each other. Thank you for thanking us. Yeah, hey, look at us. Look how great we are. No, the board and being on the board, it's critical, you know. And as the director, I can't believe it will be 17 years coming up in February is my 17th anniversary. But it is. It's having the right people in the room that represent a diversity of our membership, you know. And we joked one time, we were all, you know, there was like five, six white bald guys on, you know. Follicly challenged. Follicly challenged. Shaved the head and all that, or like me, really follicly challenged. But I'm in denial. But, no, it was in having that representation. And, you know, you mentioned the fundraising. The Chamber is no different. We get our funds from our membership and our programs. We don't get any grant money. Right. You know, we don't get any funding. Yeah, you can't access some of the things that we can in the 501C3, for sure. Yeah, we're a C6. So that limits us. But I always say, too, we don't get a large amount of money. The Alliance gets a significant part of their funding from the city and the county. Sure. And I say, you know, there are members, but I always say I can bite the hand that doesn't feed us because I don't want them to, you know, we have to argue with some things. Sure. Just like with, you know, Proposition HH that didn't pass, the Chamber board voted to oppose it. Right. And not on premise, just based on that it was not great legislation. Exactly. You know, we all want to fund education. We all want to, you know, all of those things are true. But it needs to be the right fit for all the folks we serve. And I do think that we are a leading voice on behalf of all businesses that are Chamber members. We also have a whole lot of fun. Yeah, well, you know, it's all those things. And I know that, you know, your board and my board, if anybody is ever interested in learning more on how to get on a board, especially if you're a WIPOD age, you know, a 20 to 40-year-old, join the WIPODs, Young Professionals of Durango. Sure. Dip your toe in the water and, you know, start networking. Sure. Attending some of the programs. Sure. And learn about what it takes to be a board member. Well, and Leadership La Plata is another great opportunity for that. You know, you've got nine months of learning more about the community, you know, the leadership component. It really can give you some really solid foundation as to where do you want to serve, how do you want to serve. Because you learn a lot of things, you know, and there are so many opportunities because there are a lot of nonprofits and for-profits, but there's a lot of service opportunities for people and being prepared. It's not overwhelming, but there is a commitment, right? You know, this isn't letterhead fodder. This isn't, you know, something I put on my resume. Right. You know, truly, if you're going to give up your time, it needs to be meaningful. You know, I always say, you know, talk about meaningful things and make meaningful decisions or take meaningful action. And for us at the Boys and Girls Club, you know, that's clearly what we're trying to do because you have a governance component, you have a, you know, there's things around it that people should know and be prepared for. And, you know, even serving on nonprofits like us, public service, city council, county commissioners, school boards, we need more folks, and it's hard and it's thankless, and we're losing out civic groups. I wish we had more time. Yeah, because I'm going to cut you off. I know, I could take off on this one because we're losing a generation of service if we don't. Oh, huge. So what's your website? BGCLaplata.org. All right. And DurangoBusiness.org. Vaughn, thank you for everything you do. Jack, appreciate you. All right. I got to go back to work. Sorry. I'm going to go jump and take a bath. All right. AM 1240, Katie Geo, 98.3 FM. Have a great day.
